Amusement device



c. c:Y ME'NEFEE ET AL AMUSEMNT DEVICE Fil-ed April 26, 1923 2 Shams-Sham l Oca. 28 39m. l,5.13.338

c. C. MENEFEE ET AL AMUSEMENT navra 'Enea Aux-11 2e 1923 2v suona-shave 2 attenua,

Patented @et 28, it'zlli.

t? Reet? gm 're me? l uly ,uur e re CHLIER C. MENEFEE AND ELI/IEB MENEFEE, OF GILBERT, OHIO; SAID ELlliER li/JSEFEE ASSIGNOR OF lO`.[\l"r".-EIGHTH TO JAMES H. ANDERSON, ,0F ZANES'VLLE,

GEIQ.

Application led April 26,

To all whom z't may concern.'

Beit known that We, CHALMER C. Mentoren and Emme Erinnern, citizens of the United States, residing et Giihert, in the county of t5 Muskingum and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in an Amusement `evice, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an amusement device vparticularly designed for youngsters having for its object to provide devices which muy be attached to their shoes and upon which they may jump and ,run with a springing niovementieausinv them considerl@ able amusement and exercise of a helpful nature.

' Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature having e durahie structure which is comparatively simple and muy ce manufactured at a low cost, v

With the ehove and numerous other ob# jects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novei features ci construction and in the com#` hiuaticn and arrangement or" parts es will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

in the drawingy Figure i is a perspective showing` the devices on the shoes of a youngster,

Figure 2 is e side eleva ion of one ci the devices, A

Figure 3 is e horizontalsection taken vsuhstantially on the line 3&3 of Figure 2 lookin in the direction oi thee/How,

igure 4 is a detail perspective o one end of the bottom plete showing aspring attached thereto, and

is a perspective of oneoid the devices showing the parte tirereoE disesseine bied.

Referring to the drawing in detaii it will he seenl that the devices are two in number one for each shoe. Each device may he used upon either shoe and the devices are, therefore, interchangeable. The numeral 1 indicates the hottom plete upon which is mounted a plurality of coii springs 2 which are kpreferably three in number. These coil springs 2 ere held in engagement with the bottoni piate 1 by a strap iron 3 which engages the lower convolutione ci the springs and riveted or otherwise zediyettached tc the plete 1. A top pia'te t is mounted on the springs 2 and strep iron 5 secures the top convolutions of these s AMUSEMENT 'Device 192e. serial No. 634,788. i

rings to the underl surface of the plate 4, t is strap iron being rilveted or otherwise xedly attached to the p ate.A

A foot engaging plate 7 consists of e heel @il section '-8 and a toe section 9. The heel seo- ;tion 8 1s provided with the extension 1 0 et its forward end which is 'adapted to overiie an extension 11 projecting rom the rear end of the toe plate. The projection l0 extends into a slot 12 so as to partially underlie the toe plate as is seen to advantage in Figure 2. The extension 11 is provided with e slot 13 at its end adapted to register with en oper '7d-v ture lli inthe-heel plete 8 so that a bolt 15 may penetrate the aperture and the slot'for y holding 'the sections in edjusted positions whereby the length of the shoe nlate may be varied. It will be noted that this plate is 7@ very similar to that commonly yused upon y .roller skates. This plate 7 may be attached to the shoe by means of suitable straps 16 and 17. The strap 17 referably engages the heel ilange 18 provided)on the heel section 8 of the @d plate While the strap lo engages under the plete 4 und round the toe portion of the shoe. This shoe plate 7 is mounted on top of the top plate d being held in engagement therewith byscrevvs 19 or any other suitable means. @5 lt is preferable to construct the top plate 4 or Woody so that these screws 19 may engage any poriion thereof after the shoe plete 7 hes heenyadjusted to the desired length. f When the devices are secured to the shoes .im of elyoungster he may jump abodt orrun and tlgeqspringe 2 Will eid him in jumping 'and :eiord hlm considerable exercise and amusenlent. The device isvery durable and xviii stond considerable abuse and last for a iong @5 time Without any attention being given thereto. l f

We have, in the present iustence, shcwnjf, and described the preferred embodiment ci' the invention which will give in practice eat# ,im isfectory and reliablev resuits, und it is to he understood that the seme ie susceptible otirnodiiication in varioul particuiars *Wit-honig departing from the spirit or scope of the'inf' 4 vention or sacrificing any of ite 'edventegpe .e105

Having thus described our invention vv e We claim as new isi device of the class described includingv an upper pieta, a lower plete, a :spring diei-4. posed between the petes, a. strap ce# im' pet pmt@ and secue thereto.

tures m presence of two Wltniesses.

CHALVIER C. MENEFEF, .E'JMER MENEEE.

@med '0 3:1011 plate for' securing hewem cnvoutoms kw spring hereto, and an ad" jusmble' shoe plaie mounted on the upper plat-@and .secured thereto. f'

device of the dass described n'cung a upper plata, a ower pate, a plmlt'y of m-i spgngs disposed between the. plaies.)

t@ x said canvoutons tc the plaies, am?. JOHN Emma?. 

